Patents Examined by ThuKhanh Nguyen
  • Patent number: 9022763
    Abstract: The invention relates to a press furnace for a denture or partial denture, having a combustion chamber in which a press mold, in particular a muffle, having a press channel for the introduction of a ram can be positioned, and a drive for driving the ram, wherein, in order to improve the drive of the press furnace, the drive provided is an electromagnet, the magnetic armature or magnetic coil of which drives the ram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Dekema Dental-Keramikofen GmbH
    Inventor: Stephan Miller
  • Patent number: 8944801
    Abstract: A pellet press for producing pellets from material which is to be compressed. In the pellet press, the biomass is compressed through the holes of the die by at least one press device comprising a roller which rolls on the die, to form pellets. The die and/or the roller move in relation to each other during the production thereof. Provides essential machine elements or modules which are simple to access and also quick to exchange. The construction and operation of the pellet press should be modular so that the production power can be variably adjusted and/or the production is independent of the repairs of individual modules. At least one press device comprising at least one roller and/or the die is arranged inside a press frame in the pellet press, the press frame being embodied in the form of at least one C-frame and/or at least one window frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Dieffenbacher GmbH Maschinen- und Anlagenbau
    Inventors: Frank Heymanns, Gernot von Haas, Günter Natus, Detlef Kroll
  • Patent number: 8926300
    Abstract: Disclosed is a micro particle for a thermal control material capable of being applied as a highly thermal conductive material for thermal control, and an apparatus and a method of producing the micro particle for the thermal control material by using an ultrasonic high-temperature vibration scheme. More specifically, a Boron Nitride (BN) particle having a plate shape and an excellent thermal conductivity is coated on a PCM having a shape of a micro bead, to increase the thermal conduction to the inside PCM, so that a phase change is easily generated, and which allows an easy treatment of the PCM in a liquid state at a temperature equal to or higher than a melting point of the PCM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Han Saem Lee, Do Suck Han, Jin Woo Kwak, Chi Hoon Choi, Kyong Hwa Song, Byung Sam Choi
  • Patent number: 8919729
    Abstract: An adjustable thermal die assembly is provided. The thermal die assembly includes a thermal forming die and at least one insert. The thermal forming die has at least one die cavity of a select shape. The die further has at least one opening to the at least one die cavity. The at least one insert has at least one internal passage that is conformed to have a shape of the at least one opening to the at least one die cavity of the die. Moreover, the at least one insert is configured and arranged to be selectively coupled to the die with the at least one internal passage of the at least one insert aligning with the at least one opening of the at least one die cavity to selectively increase a depth of a forming cavity of the thermal forming assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Hormel Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel S. Miller, Steven E. Sampson, LouJean Reid, Frank D. Fryer, Danny K. Petersen, Kurt A. Lindsey
  • Patent number: 8899956
    Abstract: A device for producing pipes made of thermoplastic with annular transverse profilings with a cross section in the form of undulation peaks and undulation troughs has half-molds, which complete one another pairwise along a straight mold section to form a closed mold, which can be moved in a movement direction. Projecting into the mold is an extrusion tool, which has a nozzle support body. To produce an adequate seal between the half-molds and nozzle support body, the latter is covered with exchangeably attached hollow half-shells, which form a cylindrical external face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Inventor: Ralph Hegler
  • Patent number: 8894403
    Abstract: The present invention provides an improved pressware forming apparatus. At least one of die pairs used in the apparatus can be narrowed in a cross-direction as compared to the cross-directional width of pressware forming tools used in prior an apparatus. The present invention allows addition of at least one additional die pair in the pressware forming tool when used in a standard sized pressware forming apparatus. The present invention also provides components for use in such apparatus and methods of making pressware from the apparatus herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Dixie Consumer Products LLC
    Inventors: Albert D. Jones, Mark B. Littlejohn, Thomas W. Zelinski, Kenneth J. Zirbel, Luke G. Stumpf
  • Patent number: 8894402
    Abstract: An apparatus for vacuum foaming containers for refrigeration of foodstuffs, in which a polyurethane mixture is injected into hollow walls of a container closed under vacuum condition within a foaming cell. The apparatus includes a main frame for supporting the foaming cell, and an auxiliary frame movable between a lowered opening position and raised closing position of the foaming cell. The foaming cell includes a pallet for supporting a container to be foamed, side shore panels, transversal shore panels, and an internal shore plug member supported by the main frame. The side panels are hingedly connected to slides transversally movable with respect to the auxiliary frame for enabling their distance to be adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Cannon Ergos S.p.A.
    Inventors: Claudio De Rossi, Fabrizio Pobbiati
  • Patent number: 8888477
    Abstract: A molded product production device that includes a molding die having an inner circumferential surface defining a cavity with upper and lower openings, the cavity into which the molding material is to be filled, a lower punch provided so as to be inserted into the cavity from the lower opening thereof and vertically move, the lower punch having a lower punch surface and a lower punch release agent holding portion which is provided at a lower side of the lower punch surface and capable of holding a release agent, an upper punch provided so as to be inserted into the cavity from the upper opening thereof and vertically move, the upper punch having an upper punch surface, and a lower punch release agent supply means which supplies the release agent to the lower punch release agent holding portion when being exposed outside the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Sumitomo Bakelite Company Limited
    Inventors: Daisuke Hirokane, Akiharu Satoh, Masami Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 8882489
    Abstract: An ice shaping device with upper and lower mold parts with a mold cavity, the upper mold part being configured to move toward the lower mold part by gravity. The mold parts are formed of a material capable of rapidly conducting heat and together having a mass such that, starting at room temperature, the mold parts possess sufficient transferable heat to melt away portions of an ice chunk blank in contact with the upper and lower mold parts, the upper mold part having sufficient mass to apply a significant amount of pressure, under the force of gravity, to portions of the ice chunk blank in contact with the mold parts. One of the mold parts has a predetermined exterior periphery and the other of the mold parts has an extension configured to substantially surround and slidably receive the external periphery of the first mold part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Coomer Properties, LLC
    Inventor: Kent Coomer
  • Patent number: 8876520
    Abstract: A dimpled fabric creation system and method is provided to form a dimpled fabric using a mold or machine having a plurality of protrusions and grooves, while avoiding the repetitive steps to manually shape each protrusion individually by tying portions of fabric individually. The protrusions may be of complex three dimensional shapes to form dimples in the fabric having corresponding complex three dimensional shapes. The system and method provide for creation of a dimpled fabric container, wherein the dimpled fabric container may be utilized in gift wrapping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Inventor: Christopher G. Gallagher
  • Patent number: 8870560
    Abstract: A NdFeB sintered magnet production system including: a first weight unit for measuring the mold weight when the alloy powder is not yet filled; a guide attachment unit to extend the mold cavity with a guide to form a supply cavity with a predetermined volume; a powder supply unit for supplying the alloy powder into the supply cavity so that the alloy powder volume is equal to the supply cavity capacity; a filling unit for pressing the alloy powder contained in the supply cavity into the mold cavity to densify the alloy powder to the filling density; a second weight unit for measuring the mold weight after being filled with the alloy powder; and a controlling unit for computing the alloy powder weight filled into the mold cavity based on the difference between the measurement value from each of the first weight unit and the second weight unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Intermetallics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinichi Hayashi
  • Patent number: 8864484
    Abstract: A transfer device (10) for an IML process for transporting and inserting a label (8) into an annular gap-shaped mold cavity (9) of a multi-part injection molding tool (1), in particular for manufacturing of tubes or other containers of circular, oval, square or other shaped cross-section. This device (10) comprises at least one transfer tube (13) with a suitably shaped annular gap (21) for receiving and transferring a label (8), wherein the annular gap (21) is formed by an inner core tube (22) and an outer tubular shell (23). Ejection means are provided within the annular gap (21) to enable inserting of a label, which is lying therein, into the mold cavity (9). This ejection means may comprise an air pressure wave or at least a displaceably arranged ejector member (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Beck Automation AG
    Inventor: Nicolas Beck
  • Patent number: 8834949
    Abstract: Dosing machine for controlled dosage of pasty products, of the type with an agitator associated with a feed that includes an auger extension forming a compression feed chamber including a distributor with a plurality of distribution holes, a dosing device with on a fixed plate a corresponding first plurality of holes coinciding with the distribution holes and a corresponding second plurality of holes, parallel to the first and moved to one side on the plate, above the fixed plate a mobile dosing structure is installed that has an alternating drawer movement on the fixed plate with a reciprocal movement device for moving the dosing structure from a position above the distribution holes to a position above the second plurality of holes moved to the side of the auger and vice-versa, the dosing structure includes corresponding dosage chambers associated with the control dosing volume and density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Inventors: Alessandro De Bortoli, Paolo Tosolini
  • Patent number: 8827682
    Abstract: The invention concerns a mould for a food product, comprising at least one shell (302a, 302b) having a marking zone consisting of a plurality of ribs (402, 406) intersecting one another, said mould being characterized in that each rib (402, 406) has an edge (404, 408) having a sharp ridge oriented towards the inside of the mould in order to mark the food product during preparation thereof in said mould and in that said or each shell (302a, 302b) has, at the ends thereof, a recess (314, 414) intended to form, with the recesses (314, 414) of the other shells constituting the mould, a hollow (312, 412) that extends from the inside of the mould and in the direction of the outside of the mould.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Armor Inox
    Inventors: Olivier Marquet, Bernard Cadoret
  • Patent number: 8827681
    Abstract: An automatic powder recycling apparatus includes a housing, a plurality of isolation elements, an air-blowing device, a powder filtering member, a recycling member and an air-inhaling device. A sealed space is defined within the housing. The air-blowing device is disposed within the sealed space for removing the powder attached on the surface of the finished product. The air-inhaling device is in communication with the first receptacle for allowing the first receptacle to be in a negative pressure state. When the powder on the finished product is removed by the air-blowing device and directed to the powder filtering member by the air-inhaling device, the powder is filtered and blocked by the powder filtering member. When the air-inhaling device is disabled, the powder blocked by the powder filtering member naturally falls down to the recycling member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Microjet Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Chih-Kai Chen, Ke-Ming Huang, Kwo-Yuan Shi
  • Patent number: 8814548
    Abstract: A mold assembly that forms an expansion molded body by expanding foam raw material inside a cavity, includes a first die, a second die that closes together with the first die, wherein a sealed cavity is formed between the first die and the second die when the first die and the second die are closed, and a sealing member that is provided on at least one of the first die or the second die and seals the cavity, wherein at least one of a first space that is on a side of the sealing member that faces the cavity and leads to the cavity, or a second space that is formed inside the sealing member and leads to the cavity, is formed when the first die and the second die are closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Murata, Tetsuo Hayashida
  • Patent number: 8801416
    Abstract: In order to achieve reduction of a space occupied in a plant for manufacturing pharmaceutical tablets or the like, there is provided a compression molding machine that includes a table, an upper punch and a lower punch, a molded product collection mechanism, a molded product reservoir, and a housing for accommodating a connection end of an air convey path connected to the molded product reservoir. In this configuration, there is no need to additionally provide a dust removing device or a lifter outside the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Kikusui Seisakusho Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomoki Uneme
  • Patent number: 8801414
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system for forming aggregate materials may include a lower open-topped mold, an upper mold, an actuation assembly, a heating system, a pressure sensor, and a controller. The lower open-topped mold can receive a heat moldable material that can include a foaming agent. The lower open-topped mold can contact the heat moldable material and the upper mold can contact the heat moldable material. The controller can execute machine readable control logic to cause the actuation assembly to generate relative outward motion at an expansion rate. The foaming agent can expand the heat moldable material when heated. During outward motion, the lower open-topped mold can maintain close contact with the heat moldable material, and the upper mold can maintain close contact with the heat moldable material. The expansion rate of the relative outward motion can be based upon a pressure signal indicative of back pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Simpet Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Peter Aylmore, Simon Wiper
  • Patent number: 8794954
    Abstract: An apparatus for transferring objects (2), in particular caps (2), from a molding carousel (3) on which the caps (2) are molded, to an evacuating device (6), comprises: —a supporting element (11) that is rotatable around a rotation axis (X1) and is suitable for receiving said objects (2) and, —arm means (13) that is rotatable around said rotation axis (X1) and comprising seat means (16) that is suitable for receiving said caps (2); the arm means (13) is movable so as to vary the distance of the arm means (13) from said rotation axis (X1), in particular it is movable radially with respect to the rotation axis (X1) to slide the objects (2) on the supporting element (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola Societa' Cooperativa
    Inventor: Gianluca Aldigeri
  • Patent number: RE45590
    Abstract: A rotor for a tablet press including an upper-ram receptacle for the upper rams and a lower-ram guide for the lower rams of the tablet press, as well as a retainer plate having a series of die-bores which are oriented towards the upper and lower rams wherein the retainer plate is composed of at least two ring segments which are adapted to be mounted non-positively and/or positively to the body of the lower-ram guide by means of a fixing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Fette Compacting GmbH
    Inventors: Jügen Hinzpeter, Ulrich Zeuschner, Peter Lüneberg, Hans Wolf, Matthias Rau, Angelika Arndt